Vine To Wine Napa And Sonoma Day Trip With Tastings And Organic Winery Tour - San Francisco

Overview

Leave the hustle and bustle of San Francisco behind and enjoy a day in the famed wine regions of Napa and Sonoma. Taste various award-winning Sonoma and Napa Valley wines, soak up views on an intimate vineyard tram tour at Benziger Family Winery, and learn about the art and science of biodynamic winemaking. Your professional guide will teach you everything you've ever wanted to know about wine on this Sonoma and Napa Valley wine tour!

Highlights

Enjoy a day away from the hustle and bustle of the city

Fully narrated tour

Perfect introduction for first-time visitors

Lunch included

Free hotel pickup and drop-off included

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After pickup from your San Francisco hotel, relax on a comfortable drive north to wine country. Travel across the Golden Gate Bridge and enjoy sweeping views of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz and the city skyline. Wind through the coastal mountains of the Marin Headlands and along the base of Mt Tamalpais, leaving the rush of the city behind and setting the pace for a relaxing day out in the country. Get ready for a day of wine tastings in Sonoma and Napa Valley!Once in Sonoma County, admire the rolling hills and beautiful valleys that have supplied the world with fantastic wines for more than 60 years. Your professional guide will describe the region and its wine in detail so that you can truly appreciate your experience.

Your first stop is Benziger Family Winery, where you'll hop on a 45-minute tram tour to enjoy up-close views of the biodynamic vineyards, fermentation facility and crush pad. This intimate tram tour lets you follow the winemaking process from the roots to the glass and see how wine is made, bottled, aged and distributed.

Back in the tasting room, you can enjoy the fruits of these labors! Enjoy a special tasting of the winery's award-winning wines and walk through the barrel caves. You'll learn all about the art of biodynamic viticulture, an increasingly popular process that uses organic methods of farming without the use of pesticides and other artificial chemicals.

For lunch, you'll settle down at Benziger Family Winery and picnic on a deli lunch. You'll have the option to indulge on a turkey, roast beef, ham, or vegetarian sandwich, accompanied by a pasta salad, piece of fruit, and cookie.

In the afternoon, travel over to Napa County to continue wine tasting in Oakville, Yountville or in the city of Napa itself. The landscape of rolling hills laced with rows of wine grapes is truly awe-inspiring, and provides a romantic backdrop for memorable photos.

On your return trip, make one more photo stop above the Golden Gate Bridge -- a must-do for first-time visitors! You'll arrive back at your San Francisco hotel in the evening.

Inclusions for
Vine To Wine Napa And Sonoma Day Trip With Tastings And Organic Winery Tour

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Transport to Napa and Sonoma by biodiesel minicoach

Tram tour at Benziger Family Winery

Select wine tastings

Lunch

Exclusions for
Vine To Wine Napa And Sonoma Day Trip With Tastings And Organic Winery Tour

Gratuities (optional)

Food and drinks, unless specified

Additional tasting fees may apply

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Minimum age for wine tasting is 21 years

Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.

Please specify which sandwich option you would like in the Special Requirements sectionat time of booking

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel within 3 calendar days (72 hours) of the scheduled departure time, the cancellation charge will be 100% of the undiscounted tour price.

If you cancel between 4 to 7 Calendar days before scheduled tour departure,the cancellation charge will be 50% of the undiscounted tour price.

If you cancel at least 8 calendar days in advance of the scheduled departure time, there is no cancellation fee. You will receive Full Refund for the paid amount.

Please note that in case of No show, the cancellation charge will be 100% of the listed tour fare.

Great tour. Tour guide Mitch made it a tour without
limits. He went out of his way to make this tour fun,
educational and one that won't be easily forgotten. Very
personable. Great sense of humor. We felt like family.

Paula A ROn 27-Sep-2015

Our guide Matt was amazing, very personal and had a lot
of information.

Mary peterson POn 16-Aug-2015

So awesome our tour guide was amazing we had such a great
great time would recommend to everyone thank you Meghan
O Connell was the best Mary Peterson and Stan Vogel

Francois LOn 19-Jul-2015

The tour didn't happened with Viator as supposed because
there were not enough participants to run the tour on the
day I booked it. The company transfered me to another
company for the wine tour which was kindly appreciated! The
price difference between the two tours were refunded to me
by Viator. I greatly appreciate that initiative from them.
According to all the assistance offered, the experience with
Viator was great.

Mary MOn 11-Feb-2014

Our tour guides Mitch + Marie went above and beyond to
make a truly wonderful, memorable day! My daughter + I were
able to visit wine country + enjoy the tastings without
worring about driving. There is not enough space for me to
praise "M and M" as much as they deserve! Thank u 4 an
unforgettable day!!

Marcel MOn 03-Feb-2014

Very nice tour to the Benziger Family and theit two
estates. Espacially the tram tour + visitng the cave and
tour guide are highly recommended. Lunch was also very nice
outside. My only tip is, that this is more of a half-day
trip than full day. After lunch we were done and then ended
up paying $10 per person extra to visit Van der Heyden
vineyardsa for extra tasting session. I would not recommend
visiting this one, as it come across as a very makeshift
winery with containers, junkyard and mobile home on the
premises. Wine tasting is all about athmosphere....

Allison GOn 26-Nov-2013

Our tour guide Mike was great. He was very friendly and
knowledgeable. We had a random group- half of our group
signed up for Muir Woods and Sonoma and the other half
signed up for Sonoma and Napa- we ended up doing Muir Woods
which was a good experience.